Author: Gerd Gätzschmann

On November 19, 2025, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen, Prof. Guldi participated in the Long Feng Science Forum Workshop Series. He engaged in vibrant discussions under the theme "In Dialogue with RSC Editors" and presented on "Molecular Strategies for Photon Down-Conversion and U...

During a visit to Jinan University in China on November 21, 2025, Prof. Guldi presented on "Solar Energy Conversion" as part of a Royal Society of Chemistry and Nanoscale Editorial Board event. Hosted by the College of Chemistry and Materials Science, this occasion was marked by a special reunion w...

On November 18, 2025, Prof. Guldi presented his cutting-edge research on "Molecular Strategies for Photon Down-Conversion and Up-Conversion" at the RSC-Nanoscale & HKU-MILES International Symposium. Hosted by the Materials Innovation Institute for Life Sciences and Energy (MILES), the event too...

Prof. Dirk M. Guldi recently participated in the 2025 Fullerene Ruby Anniversary Symposium, held from November 14-17, 2025, at Anhui Normal University in Wuhu, China. He delivered an insightful lecture titled "Designing Carbon Dots for Enhanced Photo-Catalysis: Challenges and Opportunities." The sy...

Forschenden der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) ist es gelungen, den Mechanismus der lichtinduzierten Isomerisierung eines neuartigen molekularen Photoschalters (engl. Photoswitch) aufzuklären. Die Ergebnisse liefern die Grundlage für die Entwicklung von Materialien, die sic...

Giulia Pancotti obtained her M.Sc. in Photochemistry and Molecular Materials at the University of Bologna in 2022, where she conducted her master’s thesis on the Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of a Mechanically Planar Chiral rotaxane. In 2022, she started her Ph.D. at the Institute of Materials Scie...

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Dirk Guldi has been awarded the prestigious Masuhara Lectureship at the ACP Conference 2025, held in Kochi, India. This esteemed recognition highlights his significant contributions to the field of photochemistry. During the conference, Prof. Guldi deli...

This year´s scary spooktober was organized by Anna-Sophie, the Spider Lady, and Lukas, the Mummy. In the haunted seminar room all kind of creepy creatures came together. Creepy clowns, wild witches, wise wizards, vicious vampires, mouldering mummies were scared by the possessed priests, judgmental ...

We are proud to announce that Yifan Bo has been awarded the prestigious Hans-Wilhelm und Helga Schüssler-Preis. This award recognizes Yifan's outstanding research contributions in photochemistry and spectroscopy, highlighted by her 23 publications, including a notable review in Accounts of Material...

We are delighted to announce that Professor Dirk M. Guldi has been selected as the 2025 Edinburgh Instruments Lecturer in Photophysics and Photochemistry at Duke University. Established to honor scientists who have made transformative contributions to the fields of light–matter interaction, energy ...